147
147
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> bret: does the house have the vote to avoid fiscal cliff? will it put pressure on the white house? it will be close. either way, major implications. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. moments away from a house vote on boehner, way out of the fiscal cliff. it's important not only as a sign of where the negotiations are now but also for boehner personally. we have fox team coverage tonight. chief washington correspondent ed henry will cover the president's strategy. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at the politics of plan "b" from congress' perspective. >> good evening. this is a heavy lift with numerous conservative groups urging republicans to vote against speaker boehner's plan "b." but with the u.s. economy less than two weeks from the fiscal cliff, top republicans say they are trying to avoid a massive tax hike for everybody. >> the house will act today. up to senate democrats in the white house to act. >> it would extend tax cut on income below $1 million. to secure republican sup
. >> bret: does the house have the vote to avoid fiscal cliff? will it put pressure on the white house? it will be close. either way, major implications. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. moments away from a house vote on boehner, way out of the fiscal cliff. it's important not only as a sign of where the negotiations are now but also for boehner personally. we have fox team coverage tonight. chief washington correspondent ed henry...
302
302
Jan 1, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 302
favorite 0
quote 0
shy of the deadline the senate passed a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> that goes to the house for a vote. doug mcelway is live with what it all means. you have been up all night so have i, what do we have? >> little more than 2 hours after the deadline passed they passed a stopgap fiscal cliff bill that spares the vast majority of americans tax increases. it passed with broad bipartisan support the final vote was 89 yai's 8 nay's. they pent went to the floor to describe a flawed bill one of the best they could craft given the different priorities over the two parties for the last couple years. >> shouldn't be a model of how we do things but i think we can say we have done some good for the country. we have done some good for the country. we have taken care of the revenue side of this debate. >>> working through the night we have reached a deal with sen more mcconnell. i have said all along the most important priority was to pa protect the middle class families. >> it raises tax rates on incomes over 400,000 for individuals 450,000 for couples. it blocks the spending cuts for two m
shy of the deadline the senate passed a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> that goes to the house for a vote. doug mcelway is live with what it all means. you have been up all night so have i, what do we have? >> little more than 2 hours after the deadline passed they passed a stopgap fiscal cliff bill that spares the vast majority of americans tax increases. it passed with broad bipartisan support the final vote was 89 yai's 8 nay's. they pent went to the floor to describe a flawed...
241
241
Jan 2, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 241
favorite 0
quote 0
you are looking live at the house floor where the house is now voting on the fiscal cliff legislation. you can see that is 166 yeas to 110 nays. this is not official. this is kind of an unofficial scorecard. not official until the gavel comes down but it is the tallying done by the house inside. and they are now republicans at 59 yeas and democrats at 110. it is very rare for the speaker of the house to vote but we have been told that speaker john boehner made his way to the agai floor again and made t walk many times through will rogers, the hallway there in front of the house chamber and just after that he voted here and he did vote aye for the bill. we have not been told yet that -- we have been told that the house majority leader eric cantor has not voted yet. we don't have world o word of d other names we don't have big republican names as of yet but you can see the tally continues as time is ticking down. again the magic number we believe to be about 210 to pas this piece of legislation. we are back with the panel. a.b., the boehner vote and well, the significance of what you ar
you are looking live at the house floor where the house is now voting on the fiscal cliff legislation. you can see that is 166 yeas to 110 nays. this is not official. this is kind of an unofficial scorecard. not official until the gavel comes down but it is the tallying done by the house inside. and they are now republicans at 59 yeas and democrats at 110. it is very rare for the speaker of the house to vote but we have been told that speaker john boehner made his way to the agai floor again...
354
354
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 354
favorite 0
quote 0
the house already passed legislation to avoid the entire fiscal cliff. senate democrats have not. the house will be in session on sunday. harris? >> molly henneberg with the latest outside the white house. thank you, molly. >> for now, rebuilding after disaster. >> when a tornado took out their church members of this community went to work and found inspiration in the wreckage. >> in the midst of the worse there is good things to come out. >> fixing a building while feeding the soul. that is coming up. >> harris: 200 tornadoes tore through the southern united states in a single day last year, killing more than 300 people. one of those twisters chewed up the town of tuscaloosa, alabama. 65 people died that day. it was among the deadliest single tornado outbreaks in u.s. history and turned much of that area including a church there to rubble. now, more than a year later that community is just starting to rebuild. elizabeth prann is live for us. what do the church members have to do to go through the process? >> had to get reimbursements from fema and from the insurance companies but
the house already passed legislation to avoid the entire fiscal cliff. senate democrats have not. the house will be in session on sunday. harris? >> molly henneberg with the latest outside the white house. thank you, molly. >> for now, rebuilding after disaster. >> when a tornado took out their church members of this community went to work and found inspiration in the wreckage. >> in the midst of the worse there is good things to come out. >> fixing a building...
225
225
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 225
favorite 0
quote 0
avoiding the fiscal cliff. now the president and house republicans plan to hit the trail in search for support for their competing plans. plus, the u.s. ambassador, susan rice, meets with some of her toughest critics. and apparently they don't like what she has to say. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some we didn't get. more disturbed now than i was before. >> shepard: republican senators criticizing ambassador rice for her initial comments on the libya consulate attack. >> ambassador rice has no responsibility for collecting, analyzing and providing intelligence. >> shepard: tonight the ambassador responds. >>> plus, the people of egypt trying to avoid trading one dictator for another. fighting back against a president who gave himself new powers. tonight a potential crisis point as the leader tries to put himself above the law. and how will the u.s. handle this? >>> plus, the chances of winning are ridiculously low. but millions of us are still lining up for a shot at a
avoiding the fiscal cliff. now the president and house republicans plan to hit the trail in search for support for their competing plans. plus, the u.s. ambassador, susan rice, meets with some of her toughest critics. and apparently they don't like what she has to say. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some we didn't get. more disturbed now than i was before. >> shepard: republican senators criticizing ambassador rice for her initial comments on...
221
221
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 221
favorite 0
quote 1
house of representatives speaker boehner says there is in progress in talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. four days after the g.o.p. laid out their proposal, speaker boehner said the white house has to have an offer. the deadline is now 25 days away. the president says there will not be progress until the republicans can agree the wealthiest americans must pay more taxes because it is going to hand. if it doesn't happen he will veto it. mike, the speaker boehner sounded, publicly, sounding frustrateing. >>reporter: he accused the president of slow walking the economy right to the edge of the fiscal cliff and says if the president got the tax increase he wants the country would be facing trillion dollar deficits. >> this isn't a progress report because there is in progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff threatening our economy and jobs the white house has wasted another week. >>reporter: he calls officials saying they are ready to go over the trip. >>shepard: democrats insist that revenue, revenue, revenue is the key. >>guest: president obama campaigned on it and obviously w
house of representatives speaker boehner says there is in progress in talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. four days after the g.o.p. laid out their proposal, speaker boehner said the white house has to have an offer. the deadline is now 25 days away. the president says there will not be progress until the republicans can agree the wealthiest americans must pay more taxes because it is going to hand. if it doesn't happen he will veto it. mike, the speaker boehner sounded, publicly, sounding...
219
219
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 219
favorite 0
quote 0
so says house majority leader john boehner. what does the fiscal cliff really mean for us? you know, any deal will likely not address the deficit. so what we can expect from lawmakers, after the deadline is over. we will take a look at that. >> heather: a few more arguments. russian president vladimir putin is putting adoptions on hold for american families, like this boy, four years old. his future is on hoild because the president of russia says so. what his american abts adoptive parents have to say to putin. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans
so says house majority leader john boehner. what does the fiscal cliff really mean for us? you know, any deal will likely not address the deficit. so what we can expect from lawmakers, after the deadline is over. we will take a look at that. >> heather: a few more arguments. russian president vladimir putin is putting adoptions on hold for american families, like this boy, four years old. his future is on hoild because the president of russia says so. what his american abts adoptive...
181
181
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
the former speaker of the house calling the fiscal cliff a fantasy that will appear out of nowhere just like the land of oozdid. speaker gingrich is here to tell us about his message for the gop. but first rush limbaugh has a message for democrats. >> you want to go after rich people? go after yourselves, democrats. start with your own perks. show us you've got some skin in the game instead of blaming everybody else. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house the last two weeks. >> we're not going to kick the can down the road. this is no time for delay. >> how gutless is it to blame the taxpayers? >> compromise is necessary in the democrats process, but if we come together we will meet this challenge, and make this session of the congress not a lame duck congress, but a blind duck congress. >> listen, this is not a game. jobs are on the line. the american economy is on the line. >> we've got to reduce our long-term deficit. that's also important to long-term economic growth. and we have said we need to do that in a balanced way. >> how g
the former speaker of the house calling the fiscal cliff a fantasy that will appear out of nowhere just like the land of oozdid. speaker gingrich is here to tell us about his message for the gop. but first rush limbaugh has a message for democrats. >> you want to go after rich people? go after yourselves, democrats. start with your own perks. show us you've got some skin in the game instead of blaming everybody else. >> no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the...
238
238
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 238
favorite 0
quote 0
but yes, the white house would, "absolutely go over the fiscal cliff" if the republicans would not raise tax rates. now republicans are pointing back to july 2011. this statement by president obama. >> yes, said give us $1.# trillion in additional revenues that could be accomplished without hiking tax rates, but could simply be accomplished by eliminating loopholes. eliminating deductions. and engaging in a tax reform process that could lowered rates generally while broadening the base. >> bret: the white house is saying it's out of context but not specifically how out of context. bring in the panel. steve hayes for "weekly standard." kirsten powers for daily beast. syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. charles? >> look, i love when the president says we need conceptual break through. meaning the republicans have to accept a hike in rates. what he means is a political surrender. because there is no economic reason why you cannot raise the money he wants raised. by doing it through eliminating deductions, inclusions and credit. number one as we saw he, himself, said so. a year-and-a-
but yes, the white house would, "absolutely go over the fiscal cliff" if the republicans would not raise tax rates. now republicans are pointing back to july 2011. this statement by president obama. >> yes, said give us $1.# trillion in additional revenues that could be accomplished without hiking tax rates, but could simply be accomplished by eliminating loopholes. eliminating deductions. and engaging in a tax reform process that could lowered rates generally while broadening...
1,457
1.5K
Jan 1, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 1,457
favorite 0
quote 0
rick: well as we wait for the house to act or not on the fiscal cliff deal worked out in the senate, we're now just minutes away from vice president joe biden who will meet with house democratic caucus members on the hill. the vice president hammering out that deal with the republican minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. the deal passing in the senate in the wee early hours of this morning. wendell goler is live with that story. so, wendell, what is the white house reaction to the senate vote? >> reporter: rick, the folks here are gratified with the overwhelmingly bipartisan support the deal got in the senate. president obama released a statement in the early morning hours that read in part quote, while neither democrats or republicans got everything they wanted this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the house should pass it without delay. vice president biden as you say is meeting with house democrats shortly after noon to enlist their support but last night he wouldn't bet which way house republicans will go. >> surely shouldn't predict how the house
rick: well as we wait for the house to act or not on the fiscal cliff deal worked out in the senate, we're now just minutes away from vice president joe biden who will meet with house democratic caucus members on the hill. the vice president hammering out that deal with the republican minority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. the deal passing in the senate in the wee early hours of this morning. wendell goler is live with that story. so, wendell, what is the white house reaction to the...
379
379
Jan 1, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 379
favorite 0
quote 0
probably celebrating because they just got word from the white house that there is a deal, a fiscal cliff deal. the problem is the dancing may not be happening all the way up here on capitol hill because, frankly, it still has to pass the senate and the house. but they can still cheer. i'm bret baier live in washington. we have the breaking news that they are very close they say to the final deal between senate democrats and republicans and vice president biden who is currently meeting with senate democrats in a closed door meeting trying to get skeptical democrats to sign on to the mini deal that they are trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. the problem that they won't avoid it technically. they will miss the midnight deadline because the house has adjourned for the night. they don't have anything to score. they don't have anything to react to because no piece of legislation has made it to the senate. this s the shot we have been looking at for a long time just outside the senate chamber. if you just turn the camera a little bit you would see the door to the senate and so far there is nothi
probably celebrating because they just got word from the white house that there is a deal, a fiscal cliff deal. the problem is the dancing may not be happening all the way up here on capitol hill because, frankly, it still has to pass the senate and the house. but they can still cheer. i'm bret baier live in washington. we have the breaking news that they are very close they say to the final deal between senate democrats and republicans and vice president biden who is currently meeting with...
302
302
Jan 1, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 302
favorite 0
quote 0
with the deadline of the fiscal cliff only hours away. we failed to reach a reasonable compromise to move the economy forward and ward off painful tax hikes on the middle class. >> a lot of people feeling like in both the house and the senate this process could have been handled much better a long time ago with open hearings rather than having two people negotiate this deal at the last minute, trace. mike emanuel back to us on capitol hill. any updates as they come in. thank you. on this day in 1938, police tested the world's first
with the deadline of the fiscal cliff only hours away. we failed to reach a reasonable compromise to move the economy forward and ward off painful tax hikes on the middle class. >> a lot of people feeling like in both the house and the senate this process could have been handled much better a long time ago with open hearings rather than having two people negotiate this deal at the last minute, trace. mike emanuel back to us on capitol hill. any updates as they come in. thank you. on this...
272
272
Nov 27, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 272
favorite 0
quote 0
>>shepard: the president will make a public pitch on his plans for dealing with the fiscal cliff. according to the white house the president will make a campaign style appearance on friday at the toy manufacturing plant in pennsylvania. republicans and democrats are working to avoid going over the cliff. the popular term for the combination of spending cuts and tax cut eliminations set to hit at the start of the new year. the president has been pushing congress to preserve the bush era tax rates for the middle class but let them expire for american whose make more than $250,000 a year. republicans have called for democrats to agree to serious cuts in entitlements and a number of g.o.p. lawmakers have said they are ready to put new revenue on the table. mostly through lowing loopholes. and now from capitol hill, the solution needs to "all of the above approach." >>guest: two former republican congressman wrote in the "wall street journal" when you consider all the federal government liabilities, our debt is more like $8.6 trillion every day you have the baby boomers retiring and me
>>shepard: the president will make a public pitch on his plans for dealing with the fiscal cliff. according to the white house the president will make a campaign style appearance on friday at the toy manufacturing plant in pennsylvania. republicans and democrats are working to avoid going over the cliff. the popular term for the combination of spending cuts and tax cut eliminations set to hit at the start of the new year. the president has been pushing congress to preserve the bush era...
184
184
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
straight ahead, the faceoff over the fiscal cliff. president obama inviting congressional leers to the white house. but will they get anywhere? next. and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. >> president obama and speaker of the house, john boehner, both talking about a big game about compromise. but do they have a different dfgdz of compromise than the rest of us? neither is willing to budge on tax cuts, so is there any hope of avoiding the fiscal cliff? bob, where are we going? >> i don't know. we are not going to get a solution. john boehner didn't want to have any type of grand bargain. he wants to wait for the new congress to be seated. how you do a temporary punt. obama has the leverage. he won re-election. so where we go from here, i think you are going to see a lot of political games next week when congress comes back to town. potentially, we go deep into december. >> the president is holding most of the cards here, he won r
straight ahead, the faceoff over the fiscal cliff. president obama inviting congressional leers to the white house. but will they get anywhere? next. and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. >> president obama and speaker of the house, john boehner, both talking about a big game about compromise. but do they have a different dfgdz of compromise than the rest of us? neither is willing to...
193
193
Dec 10, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
economy from going off the fiscal cliff in the new year. in fact, most experts believe a framework deal must be reac reached this week, most likely by thursday to give the house, ways and means and the senate finance committee several days to work the deal to legislative language. since it will be complex, likely to increase re-knew and cut entitlement spending if the lawmakers want a cost estimate with nonpartisan numbers from the congressional budget office, it would require several more days. the house g.o.p. requires that the bill be posted for parts of three days which means early next week in order for votes by the end of next week. veterans of past capital hill battles note the whip operation convincing lawmakers to vote for the legislation they barely seen will be critical. >> likely that both sides, the president and the speaker are going to have to twist arms, they are going to have to call people. they are going, you know, do anything they can to push a deal over the line. >> with christmas eve in two weeks, the president, lawmak
economy from going off the fiscal cliff in the new year. in fact, most experts believe a framework deal must be reac reached this week, most likely by thursday to give the house, ways and means and the senate finance committee several days to work the deal to legislative language. since it will be complex, likely to increase re-knew and cut entitlement spending if the lawmakers want a cost estimate with nonpartisan numbers from the congressional budget office, it would require several more...
209
209
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 0
when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs. the white house has wasted another week. >> one sign of optimism is when he was pressed by a reporter about tax rates, he seemed to leave the door open about some flexibility of negotiating with the white house. vice president biden said while rates have to go up it's negotiable what exact rate it is. whether it goes all the way up to the top rate to 39.6 like the clinton days. it seems like there is wiggle room on both sides. that may be where we get a deal if these two sides get together next week, shep. >> shepard: u.s. officials say the syrian regime has begun preparing for use a nerve gas, one that's capable of killing thousands of people. the question is is the syrian president bashar assad ready to unleash a chemical weapon on his own people. the latest analysis coming up. don't expect to start using your cell phones on airplanes. at least not yet. it could soon be okay to use your ipad, kindle and laptop takeoff and landing at least if one government heavy hitter gets his way.
when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs. the white house has wasted another week. >> one sign of optimism is when he was pressed by a reporter about tax rates, he seemed to leave the door open about some flexibility of negotiating with the white house. vice president biden said while rates have to go up it's negotiable what exact rate it is. whether it goes all the way up to the top rate to 39.6 like the clinton days. it seems like there is...
188
188
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
cliff. >> it would take 15 minutes from the time the decision is made by the speaker of the house to pass and make permanent middle class tax cut. the president would probably have me sprint up to the hill to bring the bill down for him to sign. it can be done like that. it is not complicated. >> greg: speaker bane -- >> reporter: speaker john boehner not so optimistic. >> this is not a progress report, there is no progression to report. report. >> reporter: he blasted for not offering a counterproposal to his plan and they seemed more than ever going to stop the tax increase. economy shrugged off hurricane sandy to create 146,000 new jobs, nearly double what forecasters had said, job creation for september and october was revised downward by a total of 49,000. another 350,000 people were so discouraged in november they simply stopped looking for work and left the labor force, which is why the unemployment rate dipped to 7.7%. >> raising taxes on small businesses is not going to help our economy and it's not going to help those seeking work. i came out the day after the election to p
cliff. >> it would take 15 minutes from the time the decision is made by the speaker of the house to pass and make permanent middle class tax cut. the president would probably have me sprint up to the hill to bring the bill down for him to sign. it can be done like that. it is not complicated. >> greg: speaker bane -- >> reporter: speaker john boehner not so optimistic. >> this is not a progress report, there is no progression to report. report. >> reporter: he...
346
346
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 346
favorite 0
quote 0
, to deal with the fiscal cliff. if you don't like the house's product bring it on the floor of the senate and let's change it. let's start being legislators instead of just a place where ideas go and die in the united states senate, it's embarrassing to me being the most deliberative body in the world and not be able to have a debate about how the fiscal cliff drama should end. we should have had the house bill on the floor months ago. harry reid blocks everything coming from the house, this place is completely dysfunctional and this is why you wait on new year's eve to financed out what is happening, because we don't vote in the senate any more. uma: it's a very troubling and disturbing situation indeed, senator graham. thank you so much for joining us. we are all watching and waiting to see what happens over the next few hours. >> there are a lot of votes in this body to avoid the fiscal cliff if we could just get the body working we would. but i want to end with this note. if there is going to be revenue increase
, to deal with the fiscal cliff. if you don't like the house's product bring it on the floor of the senate and let's change it. let's start being legislators instead of just a place where ideas go and die in the united states senate, it's embarrassing to me being the most deliberative body in the world and not be able to have a debate about how the fiscal cliff drama should end. we should have had the house bill on the floor months ago. harry reid blocks everything coming from the house, this...
164
164
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> shepard: seven weeks from now taxes go up and the country plunges off the so-called fiscal cliff unless the white house and the congress do something about it. the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in at the end of the year could cause another recession in ourntry president obama plans to meet with congressional parties later this week to try to cut a deal. wendell goler is he at the white house for us. we are hearing the president plans to do something differently this time after talks fell apart last year instead of late nights in the can net room. he will will meet with civic leads on friday to try to get him on his side. he and house speaker john boehner were close to a deal last year and people chose his way last week tuesday weigh found out that the majority of people agree with my approach. democrats, independence and some republicans. now we need a majority in congress to listen. >> mitch mcconnell didn't give mr. obama a mandate. they just gave him more time' and speaker boehner still objects to higher tax rates, shepard. >> shepard: republicans here
. >> shepard: seven weeks from now taxes go up and the country plunges off the so-called fiscal cliff unless the white house and the congress do something about it. the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in at the end of the year could cause another recession in ourntry president obama plans to meet with congressional parties later this week to try to cut a deal. wendell goler is he at the white house for us. we are hearing the president plans to do something...
198
198
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 198
favorite 0
quote 1
he will have an exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner on the fiscal cliff negotiations. chris will talk to tim geithner. a "fox news sunday" you do not want to miss. check your local listings. consumer spending was down .2 of a percentage point in october. the dow finished ahead. the nasdaq lost two. europe's economy remains in the tank. 17 euro zone countries have a combined unemployment rate of 11.7%. that is the highest since the introduction of the common currency in 1999. 18.7 million people are out of work for the euro zone. pain and greece have jobless rates of more than 25%. back at home, the question of who will be the nation's top diplomat in president obama's second term continues to intersect with complaints about how the administration handled the libya terror attack. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with the continuing saga of what susan rice knew and when she knew it. >> since it's classified briefing on capitol hill two weeks ago, lawmakers stressed that ambassador susan rice had asked for the unclassified intelligence on the benghazi a
he will have an exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner on the fiscal cliff negotiations. chris will talk to tim geithner. a "fox news sunday" you do not want to miss. check your local listings. consumer spending was down .2 of a percentage point in october. the dow finished ahead. the nasdaq lost two. europe's economy remains in the tank. 17 euro zone countries have a combined unemployment rate of 11.7%. that is the highest since the introduction of the common currency in...
223
223
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
when asked about the fiscal cliff in an interview today. ed henry is live from the white house. the president seemed to be aggressively pushing his message. >> he was. he's been briefed through the day by his staff. he's been at the white house behind closed doors, awaiting the latest. all those developments mike's talking about but he decided also to take an aggressive role in going on a sunday talk show for the first time in over three years, meet the press, and made his case by suggesting this is in republican hands now. if they do not move forward on a deal, the g.o.p. will get the blame for going off the cliff. >> one of the proposals we made was chain cpi which sounds technical but makes an adjustment in terms of how inflation a calculated on social security. high will highly unpopular among democrats but in pursuit of strengthening social security long term i'm willing to make those decisions. >> the president talking in the broader contest of if there's a $4 trillion debt deal he would put social security on the table. but the white house is saying he was not suggesting
when asked about the fiscal cliff in an interview today. ed henry is live from the white house. the president seemed to be aggressively pushing his message. >> he was. he's been briefed through the day by his staff. he's been at the white house behind closed doors, awaiting the latest. all those developments mike's talking about but he decided also to take an aggressive role in going on a sunday talk show for the first time in over three years, meet the press, and made his case by...
235
235
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 235
favorite 0
quote 0
cliff tax hikes are set to take a bigger bite and the military facing serious cutbacks along with other federal programs that millions of americans count on. >> ed henry live at the white house with the latest on the negotiations. ed, we are really getting down to the wire. what did the president say this morning and will that make a difference? >> good morning, eric. part of what he was doing was putting the onus on republicans. this s his first sunday mornig appearance since 2009. on meet the press. now, pushing a deal on the fiscal cliff. as you noted on capitol hill is where all of the action is right now. the president when he bought the leaders here on friday said they have to try to work something out over the next couple of days and said on "meet the press" his position was either there is a deal or he wants the senate to bring up h his version of this short-term stop gap measure that would extend tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less and extend unemployment. he said if republicans stop they will be to blame for the fiscal cliff. what role do you have in this don't you have
cliff tax hikes are set to take a bigger bite and the military facing serious cutbacks along with other federal programs that millions of americans count on. >> ed henry live at the white house with the latest on the negotiations. ed, we are really getting down to the wire. what did the president say this morning and will that make a difference? >> good morning, eric. part of what he was doing was putting the onus on republicans. this s his first sunday mornig appearance since 2009....
207
207
Dec 6, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
he was asked flat out is the white house ready to go over the fiscal cliff and boom he says, absolutely, as if that is a good thing. i mean there are defense contractors who are going to be laying off workers, there are all kinds of negative ramifications to all of this. but the white house apparently is ready to take the jump. >> well, they are certainly ready to say it. the republicans have a weaker hand than i thought they would originally have about a couple months ago, but the idea that president obama wants to start his second term by plunging the country into a recession, a huge sell off in the stock market, and by being perceived as generally sort of willing to play chicken with the economy doesn't sound like a brilliant political move to me. jon: you think that's all talk? >> i think it's a game of chicken, i really do. i think that the republicans would probably get a lot of blame in the beginning, and that's maybe what they are thinking of and they are trying to scare the republicans, but over the long term there is just no way this administration wants to go overt fisca over
he was asked flat out is the white house ready to go over the fiscal cliff and boom he says, absolutely, as if that is a good thing. i mean there are defense contractors who are going to be laying off workers, there are all kinds of negative ramifications to all of this. but the white house apparently is ready to take the jump. >> well, they are certainly ready to say it. the republicans have a weaker hand than i thought they would originally have about a couple months ago, but the idea...
656
656
Dec 21, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 656
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama came out moments ago to address the fiscal cliff. saying he still thinks a deal could happen. but that now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds. this is after house speaker alternate way out didn't make it to a vote in the house. we have fox team coverage. ed henry focuses on a tale of two white houses with messaging. but first, mike emanuel looks at where the republican goes from here and what speaker boehner had to say about it today. >> after last night's unexpected withdrawal of the speaker boehner's plan "b," many hope plan "c" develops quickly. >> how we get there, god only knows. >> candid moment with house speaker boehner as talks to address the fiscal cliff yet to produce a deal. the speaker acknowledged trying to bridge the differences with the president has been difficult. >> i told the president on monday, these were my bottom lines. the president told me that his numbers, $1.3 trillion in new revenues, $850 billion in spending cuts, was his bottom line. that he couldn't go any further. >> so boehner spent time and e
president obama came out moments ago to address the fiscal cliff. saying he still thinks a deal could happen. but that now is not the time for self-inflicted wounds. this is after house speaker alternate way out didn't make it to a vote in the house. we have fox team coverage. ed henry focuses on a tale of two white houses with messaging. but first, mike emanuel looks at where the republican goes from here and what speaker boehner had to say about it today. >> after last night's...
147
147
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
house speaker john boehner saying this about taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> i do think that the spirit of cooperation that you've seen over the last week from myself and by team, from democrats across the aisle, from the president have created an atmosphere where i think that, i remain optimistic. jon: chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday, and in the spit of cooperation, he will also be in for bret baier tonight on "potential report." is this typical postelection posturing? what is it? >> well, i think you have to separate benghazi and the comments back and forth about susan rice from the fiscal cliff. i think both sides, while they have different opinions, have been trying to leave avenues of cooperation open. you hear republicans talking about raising revenue, you hear democrats including the president talking about reforming entitlements. so i don't think they're drawing any firm lines in the sand there. i have to say yesterday when it came to susan rice and benghazi was remarkably personal and sharp on both sides, both on the president and then mccain and graham on the ot
house speaker john boehner saying this about taxes and the fiscal cliff. >> i do think that the spirit of cooperation that you've seen over the last week from myself and by team, from democrats across the aisle, from the president have created an atmosphere where i think that, i remain optimistic. jon: chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday, and in the spit of cooperation, he will also be in for bret baier tonight on "potential report." is this typical postelection...
225
225
Nov 8, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 225
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> white house aides believe their boss now has the upper naned negotiations over the fiscal cliff, especially with the republican speaker john boehner signaling he may be ready for a deal. so conservatives are warning while the president does not have to face the voters again, congressional democrats will in two years. tax hikes could come back to haunt them. >> i think he is going to require increase in tax rate on wealthy. that is his downfall. that is just makes no sense whatsoever. the wealthy are the people who hire everyone else. you can't love jobs and hate job creators. >> white house officials note the president campaigned on raising taxes and he won so he thinks he can sell it to the congressional democrats. meanwhile, the white house officials tonight say he will make the first post-election statement at the white house. tomorrow afternoon, talk about the economy, fiscal cliff. it doesn't look like he will take questions, not a full scale. post election news conference, though. it may be coming soon. >> bret: we'll cover it live on fox. thanks. what is the most pressing
. >> white house aides believe their boss now has the upper naned negotiations over the fiscal cliff, especially with the republican speaker john boehner signaling he may be ready for a deal. so conservatives are warning while the president does not have to face the voters again, congressional democrats will in two years. tax hikes could come back to haunt them. >> i think he is going to require increase in tax rate on wealthy. that is his downfall. that is just makes no sense...
185
185
Jan 17, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
but everyone has watched what happened with the fiscal cliff and our government is barely funking, lurching from one deadline to another, in a crisis we have to resolve. the parties are not speaking with each other. the speaker of the house refuses to speak to president obama about the debt ceiling and possible default. president obama says the same about him. there's not just a difference about this, all the money, pomp and circumstances, people don't feel like celebrating. there's a weariness and it's bipartisan but people do it bass it's one of our rituals that demands we come together and show the world we are the greatest democracy and we are unified in these moments for a reason. >> so, it's happy face for a day. >> you mentioned his first inaugural with all the soaring rhetoric and the promises of hope and aspirations, going to transcend the petty partisanship , usher in transparency, remake politics. arguably it didn't happen. what really can he say? >> it's going to be very difficult for him to come up with an address that really changes people's opinion about the state we're in or
but everyone has watched what happened with the fiscal cliff and our government is barely funking, lurching from one deadline to another, in a crisis we have to resolve. the parties are not speaking with each other. the speaker of the house refuses to speak to president obama about the debt ceiling and possible default. president obama says the same about him. there's not just a difference about this, all the money, pomp and circumstances, people don't feel like celebrating. there's a weariness...
300
300
Dec 11, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 300
favorite 0
quote 0
he can cut a deal with house republicans to keep from all going over the fiscal cliff. the president is refusing to compromise on letting tax cuts expire on incomes of more than $250,000 a year. g.o.p. leaders are calling that a job killer and a deal breaker. of course, if we fall off the fiscal cliff, we'll all die, right? actually, taxes will go up for pretty much everybody and automatic spending cuts kick in on knew year's day. the president and the house speaker met face-to-face just yesterday for the first time since the election, but are they talking about it? no. today an aide said the speaker is willing and still waiting for counteroffer from the president. ed henry is live at the white house. i don't know, ed. a meeting happens and nobody says anything. this could be seen as something more good than bad. >> reporter: exactly. because they didn't come out of the meeting beating each other up and saying i'm never going to sign a deal with the other guy. the fact that they're keeping this quiet, hush hush for now in terms of the details of what they discussed sugg
he can cut a deal with house republicans to keep from all going over the fiscal cliff. the president is refusing to compromise on letting tax cuts expire on incomes of more than $250,000 a year. g.o.p. leaders are calling that a job killer and a deal breaker. of course, if we fall off the fiscal cliff, we'll all die, right? actually, taxes will go up for pretty much everybody and automatic spending cuts kick in on knew year's day. the president and the house speaker met face-to-face just...
253
253
Dec 12, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 253
favorite 0
quote 0
there is word of possible progress in the fiscal cliff standoff. officials say president obama and the house speaker john boehner talked by phone tonight after each put new offers on the table. we are live in d.c. with the late breaking details on that. plus, we're getting more new reports from portland, oregon where there has been a series of shootings at the clackman's center mall. we can now report that multiple witnesses are saying to multiple television stations that a gunman had a rifle that more than 60 shots were fired and this is new. he was trussed in camo and wearing a mask and to the best of our knowledge, he is still in there somewhere. continuing breaking news coverage after this. ory keeps c. ory keeps c. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like naturalrains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. for multi grain f
there is word of possible progress in the fiscal cliff standoff. officials say president obama and the house speaker john boehner talked by phone tonight after each put new offers on the table. we are live in d.c. with the late breaking details on that. plus, we're getting more new reports from portland, oregon where there has been a series of shootings at the clackman's center mall. we can now report that multiple witnesses are saying to multiple television stations that a gunman had a rifle...
188
188
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
fiscal cliff has been averdict but another one looming around the corner. we'll have the latest on the fight over the debt ceiling and wait until you hear what the president told the house speaker. we'll show you the road ahead for gun legislation in 2013. special report from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now send it back to new york and my colleagues with the five. ♪ ♪ i sit and watch as tears go by ♪ ♪ ♪ >> singer marian faithful has turned 66. she is now alone and performing for little money. here she is before jagger. when the media talks about rock and roll they hailed jagger but those sucked in the lifestyle that can't endure the hard living. the cool life translates into pleasure without principle which undermines female strength and power. women wisely avoid strife through cooperation. why is that? i know evolutionary science dictates our behavior ensures survival. that is why men fight wars. in china or india it's reversed, their women are disposable. they reported india china possesses as many unmarried young many as the whole popul
fiscal cliff has been averdict but another one looming around the corner. we'll have the latest on the fight over the debt ceiling and wait until you hear what the president told the house speaker. we'll show you the road ahead for gun legislation in 2013. special report from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now send it back to new york and my colleagues with the five. ♪ ♪ i sit and watch as tears go by ♪ ♪ ♪ >> singer marian faithful has turned 66. she is now alone and...
290
290
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 290
favorite 0
quote 1
to consider the deal and avoid fiscal cliff. bring in panel. fred barnes, executive editor of stand stand. kirsten powers and sindcated columnist krauthammer. >> what do you make of this? >> moldestly optimistic. they work out a deal before. they did when the talks over the debt limit fell apart. they can do it again. they can raise the income level for having the taxes raised. president offered $400,000 rather than $250,000. $400,000. people over that pay more last week. got it to $500,000, i personally talked to members of congress conservative republicans who would go along with that. then maybe 400,000 is enough. they will come up with something. if they threw in the amt, not letting it hit 30 million more people. a deal is there to be had. if anybody can put it together, it's reid and mcconnell. they are good at this. >> a deal has been there to had for quite some time. not sure what the republicans with -- what the problem with the republicans is. obama in the end will have won this. it's, if this guess up for a vote. if his package goes
to consider the deal and avoid fiscal cliff. bring in panel. fred barnes, executive editor of stand stand. kirsten powers and sindcated columnist krauthammer. >> what do you make of this? >> moldestly optimistic. they work out a deal before. they did when the talks over the debt limit fell apart. they can do it again. they can raise the income level for having the taxes raised. president offered $400,000 rather than $250,000. $400,000. people over that pay more last week. got it to...
128
128
Dec 2, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 1
if we goi over the fiscal cliff, what happens to me? >> first of all, the way you sellse your house as to do with capital gains. the value ofpi your house might fall, your income taxes go up. the entire economy, business, for example, the markets are going to look at this and worry whether the government can lead. >> i don't have any stocks. let's say i don't care about the market. what does it mean tore me, john doe. >> it means your taxes go up. payroll taxes are higher. >> do you agree with that. >> your taxes go up anyway because obama care kicks in on january 1st. there are more taxes and we'll expire the reduction on social security o taxes. that's going to happen anyway. buctt look. that's not the real issue at stake here. what we have going on with the country thanks to these politicians tearing each other apar ot or fighting as usual, ts last few days is critical. what has happened is the republicans want to step into the trap set for them by the democrats which is as the spider said to the fly, step into my parlor, on entitlem
if we goi over the fiscal cliff, what happens to me? >> first of all, the way you sellse your house as to do with capital gains. the value ofpi your house might fall, your income taxes go up. the entire economy, business, for example, the markets are going to look at this and worry whether the government can lead. >> i don't have any stocks. let's say i don't care about the market. what does it mean tore me, john doe. >> it means your taxes go up. payroll taxes are higher....
268
268
Feb 13, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 268
favorite 0
quote 0
and if he does that he started that with the fiscal cliff, he split them and neutralized them. if he does it with the sequester and other arguments, he he then has the high road unopposed to controlling washington and to change the country the way he said he would. the way he started in years one and two. >> charles krauthammer, everyone, thanks very much. we appreciate it the president's state of the union about 20 minutes away. a little bloviating before that we're going to throw down to washington for that. all right. we're going to be back in a moment and we're keeping our eye out on l.a. we believe that if the associated press is correct, that this guy is toast. all right? he is either probably dead, either by suicide or the police. got him. but we will keep you posted. we'll be right back in a moment. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cant
and if he does that he started that with the fiscal cliff, he split them and neutralized them. if he does it with the sequester and other arguments, he he then has the high road unopposed to controlling washington and to change the country the way he said he would. the way he started in years one and two. >> charles krauthammer, everyone, thanks very much. we appreciate it the president's state of the union about 20 minutes away. a little bloviating before that we're going to throw down...
233
233
Nov 26, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> bret: some of the back-and-forth on the fiscal cliff and negotiations that are upcoming. if the white house gets its way. all tax cuts on high income earners are let go, expiring, the bush era tax cuts, this is what you are looking at. according to the treasury department it costs the federal government 9.69 billion a day to run the government. the expiration would be $8.24 billion a year on the top earners. roughly $82.4 billion a year. $824 billion in ten years. that would per year run the federal government for 8.5 days a year. that is if the tax increase or tax cut expiring go in place. that's where we begin. juan williams and tucker carlson. tucker, set the stage for us. what is happening. >> you saw this clearly. the press secretary said this is what we want. the president accepts nothing less than raising taxes on the rich. people making over $250,000. republicans in the senate said what they want is unclear. what the president wants is bad. in any negotiation, the person who with the clear objective has profound advantage. in the senate, there are very clear point
. >> bret: some of the back-and-forth on the fiscal cliff and negotiations that are upcoming. if the white house gets its way. all tax cuts on high income earners are let go, expiring, the bush era tax cuts, this is what you are looking at. according to the treasury department it costs the federal government 9.69 billion a day to run the government. the expiration would be $8.24 billion a year on the top earners. roughly $82.4 billion a year. $824 billion in ten years. that would per year...
152
152
Dec 30, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> when you break out some of the individual leader who is are playing a part in this fiscal cliff negotiation, this is the latest gallup polling around christmas time. none of them faired too well. the president does the best. but we have house speaker john boehner, approval is 26% and harry reid, 34%. doug, who steps up and shows some leadership at this moment? >> well, the president's overall approval rating is pretty high, i think, he is in the mid-50s, about the highest he has been in some time. i think it's going to be, in the short term, it's mcconnell and reid. can it pass the house? that will be up to john boehner's leadership. i think that john boehner wants to get something done. he is a deal maker. but he has 80, 90, 100 members in the caucus who refuse to take yes for an answer, as the president said. so i agreew on the overall issue of the debt. i think that's why the president put forward a plan on a grand bargain to get $4 trillion in deficit reduction, but that wouldn't have been able to pass the house. so, short term, mcconnell and reid, they are dealt makers. the
. >> when you break out some of the individual leader who is are playing a part in this fiscal cliff negotiation, this is the latest gallup polling around christmas time. none of them faired too well. the president does the best. but we have house speaker john boehner, approval is 26% and harry reid, 34%. doug, who steps up and shows some leadership at this moment? >> well, the president's overall approval rating is pretty high, i think, he is in the mid-50s, about the highest he...
391
391
Dec 2, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 391
favorite 0
quote 1
cliff a lot of investment houses are lowering their growth outlook. that is because the owners of small businesses, they are the drivers of the economy. they hire. right now, one out of five cut jobs in the next 12 months. one out of three is cutting capital spending. if there is no jobs we don't have consumer spending that is 70% of g.d.p., so this is really steam rolling. it is frightening. >> gregg: i was reading economists and they say household purchases, wages in salary going down, durable goods decreasing now we have manufacturing coming out on monday as well as jobs report on thursday or friday? >> yeah, the jobs report is expected to be very dismal, about 75,000 net jobs. some of that is because of sandy, but housing market is rebuilding, it's recovering. that makes people feel more wealthy. this retail season is going to be very critical. it's going to tell us a lot. stocks could go up on that. we have some tail winds but right now there is a lot of question marks. >> gregg: brenda, we'll talk about sandy and impact on the economy in the nex
cliff a lot of investment houses are lowering their growth outlook. that is because the owners of small businesses, they are the drivers of the economy. they hire. right now, one out of five cut jobs in the next 12 months. one out of three is cutting capital spending. if there is no jobs we don't have consumer spending that is 70% of g.d.p., so this is really steam rolling. it is frightening. >> gregg: i was reading economists and they say household purchases, wages in salary going down,...
142
142
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
it's the fallout from the fiscal cliff deal which only delayed the cuts until march the 1st. if lawmakers fail to cut a new deal, the white house says the feds would have to furlough hundreds of thousands of workers. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. how bad do officials say this will be for the military. >> in if you listen to the military, really bad. >> instead of a first rate power in the world second rated power that would be the result of sequester. >> you won't hear this chairman arguing we need to do more with less. if that happens we need to do less with less. >> the real problem is as the u.s. and allies. adversaries are doing opposite. russia will surpass defense spending in just two years. china is slated to overtake the u.s. in 2035, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer, analysts are saying that the u.s. defense budget is still larger than the next 13 countries combined. how in the world could this make us a second rate power? if is six times larger than china's official defense spending. >> you have seen double digit a increases in chinese defense spending f
it's the fallout from the fiscal cliff deal which only delayed the cuts until march the 1st. if lawmakers fail to cut a new deal, the white house says the feds would have to furlough hundreds of thousands of workers. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. how bad do officials say this will be for the military. >> in if you listen to the military, really bad. >> instead of a first rate power in the world second rated power that would be the result of sequester. >> you...
330
330
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 330
favorite 0
quote 0
john boehner, the speaker of the house is speaking out now about the fiscal cliff, let's listen in. >> the bigger problem here, which is our national deficit and our national debt. this debt doesn't exist because we don't tax small businesses enough, it exists because washington continues to spend too much. and raising taxes on small businesses instead of taking a balanced approach that also cuts spending is wrong. it's only going to make it harder for our economy to grow. and if our economy doesn't grow, americans don't get new jobs. and the debt problem that we have will continue to threaten our children's future. as i said the day after the election, republicans are not seeking to impose our will on the president. we're seeking a bipartisan solution that can pass both chambers of congress and be signed into law by the president in the coming days. now, during the campaign the president pledged to the american people that he would seek a balanced approach to addressing the debt, a combination of new revenues and spending cuts. so the day after the election i said the republican majo
john boehner, the speaker of the house is speaking out now about the fiscal cliff, let's listen in. >> the bigger problem here, which is our national deficit and our national debt. this debt doesn't exist because we don't tax small businesses enough, it exists because washington continues to spend too much. and raising taxes on small businesses instead of taking a balanced approach that also cuts spending is wrong. it's only going to make it harder for our economy to grow. and if our...
204
204
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
fallout from the fiscal cliff deal. now, now the president is calling for congress to cut another short term deal to delay them yet again. ed henry is at the white house. president invited reporters to try to help make his case? >> reporter: he had first responders there. journalists and first responders there some of the folks who will face budget cuts if these automatic cuts come through. president warning that it will hit the defense industry hard saying that there will be hundreds of thousands of layoffs in the months ahead if, in fact, these cuts take place. but the president insisted if only republicans will come together on compromise this will be avoided. >> they don't have to happen. there is a smarter way to do this to reduce our deficit without harming our economy, but congress has to act. >> reporter: he is talking about the so-called balanced approach he wants to get some other spending cuts but also some tax increases. john boehner filing a statement, no more tax increases, he said, quote, just last month
fallout from the fiscal cliff deal. now, now the president is calling for congress to cut another short term deal to delay them yet again. ed henry is at the white house. president invited reporters to try to help make his case? >> reporter: he had first responders there. journalists and first responders there some of the folks who will face budget cuts if these automatic cuts come through. president warning that it will hit the defense industry hard saying that there will be hundreds of...
184
184
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
are going to play a role in this fiscal cliff stuff, no doubt with it. the role will be to stiffen the spine of john boehner and other house leaders. >> greta: does namean less chance that they can negotiate and give a little bit if they have the tea party that is going to hold their feet to the fire? >> i agree with byron, they have been probably a positive influence, except for when there are stark loans that the members feel they can't cross. one of the mest important things that have happened, there has been growing of understanding over the past year, a little bit more cooperation. and he has been trying to move his caucus. you saw it in the speech this week, when he was trying to lay out some parameters about what he will accept in a deal with the president. i think that was meant just as much for his own party to try to move some of his members, as it was to the president. >> that statement was interesting to me. boehner himself, is not a big hero of the tea party. so he may have a little reserve. number 2, to the extent that a broad section of th
are going to play a role in this fiscal cliff stuff, no doubt with it. the role will be to stiffen the spine of john boehner and other house leaders. >> greta: does namean less chance that they can negotiate and give a little bit if they have the tea party that is going to hold their feet to the fire? >> i agree with byron, they have been probably a positive influence, except for when there are stark loans that the members feel they can't cross. one of the mest important things that...
47
47
Sep 13, 2021
09/21
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
some fiscal cliffs to come and they are talking taxes. we are back with our panel brit hume, bill bennett, harold ford jr. harold, you know this from being there in the house. usually it takes a cliff of some kind or a threat of not going home to get things done. it seems like that's where we are headed. without question. you know, as it relates to this debt ceiling it, always amazed me this is money that we have already spent as a country. we need a different process around how the debt ceiling is raised. but, to the larger point around when joe manchin and mark warner and others are saying about this $3.5 trillion package, i think joe march be has it about right had about how you are thinking about this. what are our priorities? what's going to make america more competitive? what should our spending and tax policies be to support making america competitive? how do we make the tax system fairer and more incentivized for not just the rich but for every american and what areas do we invest in? it's unclear to me if the 3.5 trillion. i'm pr
some fiscal cliffs to come and they are talking taxes. we are back with our panel brit hume, bill bennett, harold ford jr. harold, you know this from being there in the house. usually it takes a cliff of some kind or a threat of not going home to get things done. it seems like that's where we are headed. without question. you know, as it relates to this debt ceiling it, always amazed me this is money that we have already spent as a country. we need a different process around how the debt...
265
265
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 265
favorite 0
quote 0
cliff come january. all of that will be harsh tomorrow. >> we have a report that benjamin netanyahu requested a meeting and the white house denied a request. have you heard anything more from them? >> not from the white house. there are folks talking about the possibility to put together a time to make this meeting happen. they argue there is a question about the limited time for netanyahu who will be in the west the president will be there or available as well. don't expect mitt romney to criticize this today. mitt romney considers this a lifelong friend of netanyahu. they worked together after getting to harvard university. he was recruited from mit recruited to harvard to a company in boston. they have known him that long. he began saying the president mr. obama and the administration had thrown netanyahu repeatedly under the bus saying the obama administration policy hasn't been forthright enough on behalf of the jewish state in the face of all of the challenges currently confronting it. mr. romney h
cliff come january. all of that will be harsh tomorrow. >> we have a report that benjamin netanyahu requested a meeting and the white house denied a request. have you heard anything more from them? >> not from the white house. there are folks talking about the possibility to put together a time to make this meeting happen. they argue there is a question about the limited time for netanyahu who will be in the west the president will be there or available as well. don't expect mitt...
0
0.0
Aug 30, 2023
08/23
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
we are getting ready to go in a battle over another fiscal cliff in which the senator before the freeze was saying he is for an omnibus spending bill. the house is saying no, we decided against that you know, i mentioned the senators harold, president biden is too old for another term. 77% saying is he too old to serve another term. obviously there are concerns about president biden as well. >> all of these things bring that question back into the fore. my prayer goes out to those in the carolinas and florida and georgia. my family there dealing with this tropical storm and obviously to senator mcconnell. i saw what dean phillips said. i believe the congressman from minnesota around term limits. i'm not sure that may be part of the answer. but, part of the answer here with regard to the age of some of these senators, is whether or not they should -- they can continue serving. i mean, i think if you are of a certain age and you can serve it's fine. we'll find ourselves with the real issue here. i have lived in a time in politics when natural disasters and even health problems we came tog
we are getting ready to go in a battle over another fiscal cliff in which the senator before the freeze was saying he is for an omnibus spending bill. the house is saying no, we decided against that you know, i mentioned the senators harold, president biden is too old for another term. 77% saying is he too old to serve another term. obviously there are concerns about president biden as well. >> all of these things bring that question back into the fore. my prayer goes out to those in the...
241
241
Nov 8, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 241
favorite 0
quote 0
>>reporter: you talk about the fiscal cliff, they have that and after what has been happening with syria and that is play out with violence on the ground. assad will not give in. the euphoria from tuesday night, you talk to people inside the white house, they knew that is evaporating and we have to get down to business so today the president got a stream of calls from world leaders, including from the u.k., and david cameron, and binyamin netanyahu from israel, as well, congratulations, but, also, in doubt the phone calls, a lot of business being conducted with the president realizing particularly in the middle east there is a lot of major problems to confront. i am told by senior officials before election day the chief of staff, jack lou and others have been meeting and planning and if the president were re-elected they would have to hit the ground running on domestic issues and foreign policy. >>shepard: over benghazi, republicans want answer. >>reporter: they asked the answers before the election and they feel like they did not get a lost answers from the white house before the electi
>>reporter: you talk about the fiscal cliff, they have that and after what has been happening with syria and that is play out with violence on the ground. assad will not give in. the euphoria from tuesday night, you talk to people inside the white house, they knew that is evaporating and we have to get down to business so today the president got a stream of calls from world leaders, including from the u.k., and david cameron, and binyamin netanyahu from israel, as well, congratulations,...
281
281
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 281
favorite 0
quote 0
they wanted that house republicans to return a lot sooner to work on a fiscal cliff deal. we know that it will not return until sunday, the house, here is democrat chris van hollen from maryland. reporter: this is not a show. the last ditch effort to bring congressional leaders together to try to get at least a small package ordeal together before the new year. in order to avoid some of the tax hurts of the fiscal cliff and unemployment. reporter: while there are discussions about a final fiscal cliff deal, there is finger-pointing going on. the blame game, if you will, if everything falls apart and the u.s. economy goes over the fiscal cliff. harris: i have to tell you that wall street is starting to react for a fifth day of losses on wall street. stocks are reacting, it is the final friday before the fiscal cliff. the dow is a 55-point drop, but it has been lower at that. it is still early in the trading day yet. the forecast for today is not looking good. a fifth day of concern there among investors on wall street. jon: flirting with out 13,000 barrier. part of the loom
they wanted that house republicans to return a lot sooner to work on a fiscal cliff deal. we know that it will not return until sunday, the house, here is democrat chris van hollen from maryland. reporter: this is not a show. the last ditch effort to bring congressional leaders together to try to get at least a small package ordeal together before the new year. in order to avoid some of the tax hurts of the fiscal cliff and unemployment. reporter: while there are discussions about a final...
263
263
Aug 23, 2012
08/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 263
favorite 0
quote 0
could head for a fiscal cliff. the national political reporter for www.realclearpolitics.com and they are still pointing fingers. when the congressional budget office says they are on an abyss it i don't the be good for the president. >>guest: it cannot. the complaint is that president obama has not been able to work with congress and come up with a solution. that is the argument of the romney campaign. there is for leadership from the president on this. we are still faced with some of the bad projections. >>trace: you look at the mat on both sides and wendell alluded to this, the math is, really, it doesn't add you. you can tax the rich until the cows come home and that is not going to ease this deficit. on the flip side, there has to be some give from the republicans. >>guest: absolutely. that is what we hear from democrats. they say after the cuts, the defense budget to get the math to work, how in the heck, and republicans say they do not want fewer taxes on the rich and not cut defense. they saying there is no
could head for a fiscal cliff. the national political reporter for www.realclearpolitics.com and they are still pointing fingers. when the congressional budget office says they are on an abyss it i don't the be good for the president. >>guest: it cannot. the complaint is that president obama has not been able to work with congress and come up with a solution. that is the argument of the romney campaign. there is for leadership from the president on this. we are still faced with some of...
275
275
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
cliff. >> reporter: reports suggest the economy slipped back to recession, offering little hope of the exports to that part of the world and increase in jobless filing last week, some economists blame hurricane sandy, lawmakers look to lower the fiscal cliff the economy is approaching if they don't reach a deal on reducing the deficit. house democratic leader nancy pelosi urged extending middle class tax cut. >> we must not hold middle class tax cuts hostage to wealthiest americans. >> republicans know if they don't the democrats will let the upper income tax cuts expire, which they say will hurt job creation. day after the first news conference in more than half a year and the first after the re-election, newspaper seized on the president's suggestion he might not demand the top income tax rate return to what it was under bill clinton. aides with him for the second tour of damage from hurricane sandy suggested mr. obama's demand is for a sure source of re-knew, leaving negotiators to decide
cliff. >> reporter: reports suggest the economy slipped back to recession, offering little hope of the exports to that part of the world and increase in jobless filing last week, some economists blame hurricane sandy, lawmakers look to lower the fiscal cliff the economy is approaching if they don't reach a deal on reducing the deficit. house democratic leader nancy pelosi urged extending middle class tax cut. >> we must not hold middle class tax cuts hostage to wealthiest americans....
212
212
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
is he going to talk about the economy broadly but specifically the fiscal cliff. what he is willing to do to move forward and with negotiations on capitol hill. as you say, this could have a massive impact on our economy. there are these major spending cuts kicking in on january 2nd. you have the bush tax rates expiring at the end of this year. so that could mean tax hikes for millions of americans. you can seat markets reacting in a very negative way over the last couple days. it's clear that one the reasons the president is coming out tomorrow is not just to lay out the parameters of the debate over the next few weeks but also maybe calm the markets a bit, shep. >> shepard: ed on a matter when presidents reach a second term we have a big turnover in cabinet positions that looks like that's coming here. >> we are expecting several of the big jobs, including secretary of state will turn over. hillary clinton said above the election that she was not going to stick around for a second term. she wants to get out, recharge her batteries. some the names being ban teed
is he going to talk about the economy broadly but specifically the fiscal cliff. what he is willing to do to move forward and with negotiations on capitol hill. as you say, this could have a massive impact on our economy. there are these major spending cuts kicking in on january 2nd. you have the bush tax rates expiring at the end of this year. so that could mean tax hikes for millions of americans. you can seat markets reacting in a very negative way over the last couple days. it's clear that...
0
0.0
Jan 7, 2024
01/24
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
and until we do that -- mama we are falling off a fiscal cliff and i do not believe our leadership in either party is willing to acknowledge that. >> whwhose fault is that? this is a deal struck partly by house speaker johnson. >> yes, ma'am. it is both parties fault ma'am because we are just giving out free money and eventually that is going to come do we run every two years were looking to get through the two-year cycle and then it will start over again it will go home until our constituents were going to cut this, were going to make cuts we are going to defend the un paper never going to do any of that stuff because we don't have the guts. until we get guts until we say for instance the border, no budget no border. i mean no border no budget i had it backwards. >> a lot of your colleagues have said they're willing to shed on the government if th there's no border deal so you are saying you would be willing to do that? >> mama we have taken an 8 million people in the last three years that we know of. and just as a human being we have lost over 100,000 children, children mama where d
and until we do that -- mama we are falling off a fiscal cliff and i do not believe our leadership in either party is willing to acknowledge that. >> whwhose fault is that? this is a deal struck partly by house speaker johnson. >> yes, ma'am. it is both parties fault ma'am because we are just giving out free money and eventually that is going to come do we run every two years were looking to get through the two-year cycle and then it will start over again it will go home until our...